Markouk BreadMarkouk Bread started its flatbread business at the Cape Ann Farmers Market in Gloucester, Ma in August 2011. Since then, we have sold our food at many local events including St. Peter' Fiesta, Gloucester Block Party, Festival-by-the-Sea, Grand Prix of Gloucester, and the Gloucester Sidewalk Bazaar. We also provide catering services on Cape Ann as well.

News Flash - We will be opening a new store in Downtown Gloucester in the Spring of 2018. Stay tuned for future announcements.

We prepare and sell a variety of foods typically found in Lebanese meals. Many of our recipes originate from a small village in the Bekaa Valley. We also sell some new items that fuse local taste with our traditional meals.

All the breads and pastries are either prepared and sold fresh at the point of sale or prepared at our business on the day they are sold at any of the local events. We use the highest quality ingredients, many of them locally sourced, to prepare our foods and ensure they consistently inspire those that eat them.

About Us

The SajThe saj is a traditional cooking stove used in Lebanon and other places throughout the Middle East. Most people there use a propane heated saj. At one time, all breads were made with a saj over a wood fire. The use of the saj brings out the characteristic flavor of the flatbreads that we produce, unlike modern baking and processing equipment. You will taste the difference.

What is Markouk?Markouk is one of several local Lebanese names of the flatbread that is cooked on the saj. Other local names include saj or khubs tabouni. Markouk is typically eaten with some combination of olives, labneh or other cheeses, mint, or zaatar. It is also used to make a variety of roll-up sandwiches or wraps. Markouk Bread can prepare a variety of flatbreads or wraps to your taste.